Vibius Decius

Vibius Decius was a Roman legate during the reign of Emperor Tiberius in the 1st century AD. A nobleman from Rome, he befriended Pontius Pilate, and, in 33 AD, he visited Pilate in Jerusalem during the Passover season, when he would execute 140 criminals. Decius assisted Pilate with the reading of the charges of the accused, including a Sadducee murderer named Samson, treacherous scribes from Caesarea, and other criminals, and, when the crowd entered into an uproar, Pilate reminded the crowds that Decius commanded a crack legion.